WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 7, 2025 - In the wake of a new FBI memo claiming there was no client list of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she had it on her "desk right now to review," the White House is now saying law enforcement did its job, and "the Trump (regime) is committed to truth and to transparency."
During a press briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked point blank, "The DOJ and the FBI have now concluded there was no Jeffrey Epstein client list. What do you tell MAGA supporters who say they want anyone involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes to be held accountable?"
Leavitt replied, "The Trump (regime) is committed to truth and to transparency. That is why the attorney general and the FBI director pledged at the president's direction to do an exhaustive review of all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and his death; and they put out a memo in conclusion of that review.”
Leavitt continued, "There was material they did not release because, frankly, it was incredibly graphic and it contained child pornography which is not something that is appropriate for public consumption. But they committed to an exhaustive investigation. That is what they did and they provided the results of that. That is transparency."
Peter Doocy of Fox News immediately followed up on her answer, saying, "According to the report, this systematic review revealed no incriminating client list; so what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said she had on her desk?"
Leavitt responded, "I think if you go back and look at what the attorney general said in that interview which was on your network, Fox News…."
"I've got the quote," Doocy indicated, then proceeding to read it.
"[Fox News anchor] John Roberts said, 'DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients. Will that really happen?' She (Bondi) said, 'It's sitting on my desk right now to review’."
Leavitt answered, "Yes, she was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, all of the paper in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. That's what the attorney general was referring to and I'll let her speak for that. But when it comes to the FBI and the Department of Justice, they are more than committed to ensuring that bad people are put behind bars."
In a March interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, Bondi indicated "a truckload of evidence arrived. It is now in the possession of the FBI. Kash [Patel] is going to get me and himself really a detailed report as to why all these documents and evidence had been withheld. We are gonna go through it, go through it as fast as we can, but go through it very cautiously to protect all the victims of Epstein, because there are a lot victims."
"We believe in transparency, and Amerika has the right to know," Bondi added.
In May, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino were facing fierce criticism for asserting Epstein indeed killed himself in jail.
Maria Bartiromo of Fox News on Sunday Morning Futures asked both officials why many Amerikans don't buy the government assertion that Epstein committed suicide in a New York City holding facility.
"They have a right to their opinion," Patel said, "but as someone who has worked as a public defender, as a prosecutor who has been in that prison system, who has been in the Metropolitan Detention Center, who has been in segregated housing, you know a suicide when you see one, and that is what that was."
Bongino said, "He killed himself. I have seen the whole file. He killed himself."